When comparing Razer Imperator vs Roccat Kone Pure Optical, the Slant community recommends Roccat Kone Pure Optical for most people. In the question“What is the best gaming mouse?”Roccat Kone Pure Optical is ranked 18th while Razer Imperator is ranked 68th. The most important reason people chose Roccat Kone Pure Optical is:

This mouse is great for every grip style. The right side lets you palm or fingertip grip the mouse regardless of your hand size.

Pros

Pro

Dual sensors (laser & optical)

The Razer Imperator offers a dual sensor for optimal sensing on any surface.

Pro

Adjustable side buttons

Users can adjust the position of mouse buttons 4 and 5 to better fit their thumb placement.

Pro

Amazing shape

This mouse is great for every grip style. The right side lets you palm or fingertip grip the mouse regardless of your hand size.

Pro

Full Linux support

Roccat releases official drivers for Linux for most (if not all) of their products and the Kone Pure Optical is not an exception.

Pro

No angle snapping or pointer prediction

With the Avago ADNS-3090 optical sensor being used there is no angle snapping or pointer prediction to be found.

Pro

All the buttons are very well-built

The buttons are very well-built and feel great when pressed. There is almost no travel to any of them and they are quite light.

Pro

Good build quality

The Kone Pure Optical has great build quality. The materials with which this mouse is built feel very nice, there's no squeakyness when pressing the buttons and the cable is pretty good as well.

Cons

Con

Suffers from double click issue

After a bit of use the mouse might start experiencing a double click issue with its buttons.

Con

Not an ideal mouse for large hands

The Kone Pure Optical is quite a rather small mouse, suitable for people with small and medium-sized hands. Someone with larger-than-average hands will most likely be very uncomfortable using this mouse.

Con

High lift off distance

The Roccat Kone Pure Optical has a higher than average lift off distance of 3mm, though it can be lowered in software (Advanced Settings tab) or with the tape trick.